Many believe that although they have hair extensions they don’t have to take care of their hair. This is not true. Without proper care of your hair extensions you can cause your extensions to tangle and shed. When you purchase your hair you want them to look flawless and last. So the people at the hair nation came up with some simple tips to keep your hair extensions looking fabulous.

One of the first tips is keeping your hair moisturized. Although the hair that you have attached to your head is not growing for your scalp it still needs to be taken care of. Hair that is cut from the root tends to be very dry. You definitely want to keep your hair moisturized if its human hair. Products that are good for keeping your weave moisturized are Shea Moisture and Bio-silk Silk Therapy. Both of these products can be purchased at your local Target. These products will lock in moisture so your hair extensions may have shine and last.

Step two to keeping your weave looking flawless is, keeping oily products out of your extensions. You may think hair gloss, shine, grease, oil sheen and hair spray are your friends, but when wearing a weave they are your worst enemies. The products that were listed above can cause you weave to look heavy and limp. These products also cause your hair extensions to attract dirt. Dirt build up causes your hair to itch and sometimes can become tangled or matted. Try not use any of these products, trust me you don’t need them.

Another step to keeping your hair looking great is, the less heat the better. You may think that applying heat on your human hair is not damaging to your extensions, but it is. Applying heat to your extensions can cause your hair extensions to become thin, brittle and dry. Heat can also shorten the longevity of your hair extensions. If you can I suggest you try to stay away from heat. Use curlers or rollers as an alternative.

One of the last steps to having beautiful hair is having a nightly routine. Having a nightly routine can make you hair last longer and look healthy. My nightly routine consist of me brushing my hair and loosely platting my hair. After this I make sure that I wrap my hair with a silk scarf. If you don’t want a silk scarf, I would suggest you get a silk pillowslip.

These are just a few steps that can keep your extension looking great and lasting long. For more great tips check out http://www.thehairnation.net.